Research and Innovation

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Ohio State’s research and creative inquiry community is creating new knowledge, solving critical societal challenges, and driving the prosperity of Ohio, the nation, and the world. Named one of the nation’s and the world’s most innovative universities, The Ohio State University is a leader in research spending and consistently ranks in the top five for industry-sponsored research.

OSU had a record number of research expenditures in FY2020 — with $968M

OSU is #4 in industry sponsored research among all institutions (both public and private)

OSU is #15 in research expenditures among publics and #25 among all institutions